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Hi all, I'd appreciate your ears on this mix. It's a song that started with the idea of "what if a caveman had a cell phone". It grew to become a bleak comparison of Neandertal life with that of today where I attempt to show that we have lost the magic that our ancestors felt and even with...

I'm getting ready to mix a new self-recorded album of about 20 songs. I'm a hobbyist like many here. I'd like to hear how the folks who record/produce rock music EQ their drum tracks - not necessarily the "making each individual drum track" (i.e. snare, kick, overheads etc) sound great, but how...

Hi all, Maybe this is a dumb question but say you have a song that is connected to the next song on the album by wind where the first song fades to wind and the second song fades in. When a mastering engineer is sent something like this, do they master the pair of songs as one? or do they...

Sorry, I've been lurking not posting much. Fractured a rib a few weeks back, but that's no excuse! Here's a new one. I've tried to apply the tips of everyone over the past few songs and "think" I've put out the best version of this song that I can. Please comment, both good and bad. Thanks...

Hey folks, I'm having a great deal of pain mixing this song. There's alot going on in it and I'm not sure if I've gotten things right - you guys have never done me wrong, so here we go. One problem I have is that I'm a baritone and an off-key baritone at that - I wish I had VHS's voice - so it...

Hi all, I don't often post but try to come by when I can and help folks out. This song has been incubating awhile and I think it's ready for your criticisms. It becomes a rock song, is all I'll say. Sorry for some of the musicianship, I know that most of you guys are really good, but it's the...

I know this isn't strictly a recording question, but ... the site is quiet and has many experienced users! I've always used an mp3 player with recording capacity for my "mobile" use, aka going to and from work (where ideas come sometimes), walks (where ideas tend to come), etc. My latest is...

I'm a commuter and a hobbyist. Dumb question, (/edit and maybe it's a bit tongue in cheek), but it seems to me that hardly anyone listens to music anymore on anything besides some form of cover-your-ear headphones or stick-in-your ear earbuds or something in between. In all my education on...

Hi all, I put this song together awhile ago and just got back to the mix. Can you please lend your ears to it? There is a wide (IMO) bit of dynamics to this one, so I'd like to hear what you think. This wav is a mix with a lightly used compressor on top and then normalized so one side goes to...

I think this is the correct sub-forum for a question on mixing "large" songs Hi all, I have a couple of projects on the go in Sonar X3, pretty good DAW with an i5 and 16 gigs under Windows 10. I'm wondering how to approach an issue that I run into from time to time. This never happens with a 3...

So I've worked on this song for awhile. I'm not a regular contributor, but I try to help some of the folks new to recording and mixing from time to time- I don't feel I'm that far away from them. I've upgraded my gear recently, including working with a guy who does the drums for my stuff which...

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I didn't know where to put this question. I'm looking for samples like those choirs in old horror movies like The Omen, where the choirs are doing a "Dominuuus" and all that fun stuff. The title is the search term that I've been using and I'm not getting any results, free or otherwise. Any...

So you guys have taught me how to put a gate at the beginning and end of a song to cut out hiss and noise that is audible when I turn up the gain. I'm going to ask for another piece of advice: how to do the same when there is an intro with a synth (for example) that comes in quietly. The noise...

I figure that this is the best forum for this question, because I think it was the mixes and not the masters that I'm asking about. In Bowie's last 2 studio albums, The Next Day and ★, there was a particular "sound" or "vibe" that encompassed both albums and I'm not sure how they did it. I...

Forgive me if this has been asked before, but I record vocals and both electric and acoustic guitars in my untreated (and it shows!) basement. Are there any issues with treating such a room, like dampening the recordings I get in a warm sounding room? Thanks in advance, Timbo

So I wrote this song about a war vet (I'm a Canadian, this guy is American, but it fit) and I'd like you guys to give it a listen and critique, please and thanks. You may have noticed that I'm not the greatest vocalist, but I do try. https://soundcloud.com/yellowdwarfband/the-gathering-crowd-1...

Hi guys, I have a track to test out where I know there's sibilance on the vocal, but spitfish isn't catching it. Plus I've got some hiss at the beginning and end, and obviously throughout and I don't know how to get rid of that either. This is a fun little political tune that resulted from...

Hopefully I've done enough review to deserve your time. I've been listening way too much to Bowie's Blackstar and it's changed my music, not production and I think it is amazing. I've been listening to Bowie since 73, so that's a long time. His newer stuff (last 2 albums) sounded very...

Hi all, I haven't posted a song up here in a while. It's tough for me because many of you are such terrific artists and I feel a little shy to put my stuff up here. Anyway, this is part of an album that I put together last year, a sort of end of the world album called the Last Sunrise. Please...